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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Great episode, plenty of action. Satoshi is growing on me, he's so laid back and yet unstoppable in a sense. Not sure what side he'll end up taking (if any). |
| Nah I noticed it as well. Hana's face looked...weird. I didn't notice much other animation problems though. Still, I reckon Michiko to Hatchin's animation and art is the best of recent shows. Amazing quality, and the details of the scenery is astounding. |
| Yep, art direction is probably the best I've seen in an animation series, ever. Well, apart from that, it was finally a great episode with everything that the series needs: action, emotion, direction and development. I still wonder why they did 12 or so filler episodes until now, it almost bored me to death and I was on the verge of dropping it every episode. This is the kind of series that doesn't need more than 13 episodes and every other episode above it is just a waste and dilutes the script over uninteresting "one-shot" adventures. I'm waiting for the ending now. |
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| Fuck man, what happened to the animation?! That was not fun to watch. Hope the next ep will look better again. |
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| WTF was that? Didn't the animators feel like doing a proper job? Damn... that was pretty ugly TBH. :/ |
| Yeah, the animation quality was the only thing I remembered about this episode, it was so distracting. I usually don't even notice the animation, bad or otherwise... it must have been intentional, lack of funds maybe? |
| loved this episode all tho i did notice the animation was bit different, but still gr8 episode. on to episode 20 =P |
WindFalcon said: I think you should watch the episode again, and compare it to 18 or 20. Don't make me take screenshots. :PI think its childish to talk about the art going in a single ep. down one notch when we get something this amazing... |
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| The animation was really distracting. I just couldn't focus. Anyway, the episode was just simply DECENT. |
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| The art in second half of episode 19 was disgusting, Hatchin looks like pokemon... However ep was good, music also. |
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Paeru said: The art in second half of episode 19 was disgusting, Hatchin looks like pokemon... . Super lulz She did! and Michiko's body was terribly misshapen. ugh upsetting that such a good episode was ruined by the art =/ |
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| F Naruto. And of course does animation play a somewhat big role in an anime. The point is that the animation up to this point has been really, really good. But compared to all the previous episodes, it was simply bad in this particular episode. You may refer to the opinions of the other posters in this thread, too. It's not like I'm seeing this. I'm not going to start hating on the anime because of this, it was simply an observation of something unexpected. Not a big deal anymore since episode 20 was animated properly again. The music saved this episode. |
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geyik said: is it just me or was animation real below average this week? neither michiko nor hana were as fabulous as they were before >.< and we waited 2 weeks for that! cyruz said: Fuck man, what happened to the animation?! That was not fun to watch. Hope the next ep will look better again. De-JaY said: i agree with all of you. the main reason i watch anime is because of the artwork and animation!!WTF was that? Didn't the animators feel like doing a proper job? Damn... that was pretty ugly TBH. :/ |
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| Didn't even notice the animation, lol. Is it really that distracting? I think I'd literally have to focus on nothing else to even tell the difference between good and bad animation. The art direction seemed as great as usual, anyway. |
| WTF happened with the animation in this episode!? Looked like shit :( I couldn't enjoy the episode because of that.. |
| Michiko looked layk some kinda... no body. Satoshi is evil but still kinda hott. Whole episode sucked and even though there was a huge train crash, drugs and best friends breaking up, NOTHING HAPPENED. x_X |
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| wow...that was some pretty outstandingly bad QUALITY. wasn't expecting that from this show. :/ |
| can anyone tell me the name of the song before the ED ? |
| "...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth') |
| Great episode, a lot involvement of all the important characters and the ending was also amazing (especially the music) One of the best episodes so far for me. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Yeah the art was all over the place. I think every character had a moment that made me think "that's a strange facial expression". Good episode though, Satoshi is totally badass. |
WindFalcon said: The last moment with Michiko and Jumbo was awesome, and the singing voice made the moment perfect. |
| I hope you have a lovely day ♥ヾ(๑❛ ▿ ◠๑ ) |
Jacut said: Well, apart from that, it was finally a great episode with everything that the series needs: action, emotion, direction and development. I still wonder why they did 12 or so filler episodes until now, it almost bored me to death and I was on the verge of dropping it every episode. This is the kind of series that doesn't need more than 13 episodes and every other episode above it is just a waste and dilutes the script over uninteresting "one-shot" adventures. I'm waiting for the ending now. People still call them fillers this late into the series? Figured people would've been able to see that these episodes were their to bring about and strengthen the relationship between Michio and Hatchin. As for this episode it was amazing, animation wasn't as bad as everyone is making out to be. Loved this episode. |
| Okay plot movement yay! |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
burntlettuce said: People still call them fillers this late into the series? Figured people would've been able to see that these episodes were their to bring about and strengthen the relationship between Michio and Hatchin. As for this episode it was amazing, animation wasn't as bad as everyone is making out to be. Loved this episode. I agree, I feel that almost every episode in the series had a purpose. There are only a few I would call true filler episodes. I noticed the animation quality drop too, but it was not THAT terrible. It didn't distract me from watching it. And putting the animation aside, I thought this was one of the best episodes yet. The last few minutes were amazing. |
| I'm starting to wonder if everything will actually connect before the end. It just feels a bit messy to me right now, there are a lot of details that I can't see a point in but I hope that changes. Anyway, the art is one of the things that makes this anime enjoyable so in that aspect this episode was kind of disappointing. |
| now im sick of michiko! its over move on with just you and hatchin but dont chase after a guy who obviously moved on.. look at the situation hatchin is in now.. just to make michiko happy and atsuko she went through all that to help her... um.. frenemy... and michiko is doing all this for a guy who keeps running away.. i said this before and shall say it again FUCK HIROSHI!! |
| Why do I get a feeling that Atsuko likes Michiko as more than a friend? |
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| Damn that ending, shit is getting there, lets see what's next! |
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| Satoshi is evil shit he gouged that guy's eye out with a cup 0_0 Never expected Satoshi and Hatchin to go together :p Did anyone else lol when Atsuko had her break-down? That scene was so hilariously over-exaggerated. I didn't really notice and art drop accept maybe when Atsuko was talking to Michiko in the train. |
| Guess they blew the budget on all those pointless episodes. Good episode, poor Atsuko, Michiko doesn't give a crap about her :/ |
| 0_0 What the hell happened? The plot kind of . . . And then their is the art/animation. I really don't get why they would all of a sudden cut back on art during a more essential episode when they had so many fillers . . . Don't mind that much other than that it is distracting as hell how different it is. |
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| I feel so bad for Atsuko. She desperately tried to help Michiko even at the cost of her career. It's frustrating to see a friend ruin their life for someone who clearly doesn't deserve their devotion. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| I can't stand Satoshi, ughhh he needs to get his ass killed already lol and now he has Hana :/ The music at the end was really nice after the Atsuko & Michiko moment...Atsuko and her wishy washy feelings for Michiko confuses me but I'm just glad she let Michiko get away lol |
| -bang! That was a great moment. |
| Yeah, in the 2nd half animation totally sucked. Hatchin looked like a boy and we had a very deformed hyper-fast motorcycle. Also, this episode was poorly written, compared to others here nothing really happened, just some nonsense dialogue. Good thing is, we have three left to go. |
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| Hello everybody. Ep 19 has song: Temporada das frutas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGWciGwXUzE) I love this song but I can't find lyrics engsub full of it. Hope someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
| Great episode. |
| Michiko is a bad sister |
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| Almost to Hiroshi, can't wait for that meeting. Good episode. |
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